Steam Generation Thermodynamics 101

摘要

Everyone knows baby boomers in the power sector have reached retirement age, meaning many new hires will be thrust into technical positions where fundamental information is valuable. One such area is steam generating efficiency. It's therefore worthwhile to address a few fundamentals of steam production. For many people, even some with technical backgrounds, the word "thermodynamics" conjures up visions of complex mathematics. Yet relatively simple thermodynamic formulas explain much about the fundamentals of steam generation. To begin, thermodynamics is built around two laws, sometimes jokingly described thusly... First Law: You can't get something for nothing Second Law: You can't break even.